Guidebook for Helena

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Guidebook for Helena

Drinks & Nightlife

Great locally brewed ales and meeting house with a patio, popcorn, sometimes live music and within walking distance of home.
50 locals recommend
Blackfoot River Brewing Co
66 S Park Ave
50 locals recommend
Great locally brewed ales and meeting house with a patio, popcorn, sometimes live music and within walking distance of home.
Good, locally brewed ales, sometimes live music, within a short drive.
18 locals recommend
Lewis & Clark Tap Room
1535 Dodge Ave
18 locals recommend
Good, locally brewed ales, sometimes live music, within a short drive.
Nice place for a beer and pizza or nachos with seating outside.
7 locals recommend
Bert & Ernie's
361 N Last Chance Gulch
7 locals recommend
Nice place for a beer and pizza or nachos with seating outside.
Great wine bar in a very comfortable atmosphere.
Sommeliers | Wine Bar
361 N Last Chance Gulch
Great wine bar in a very comfortable atmosphere.
Great place for a drink and food, often times has music, and a game of pool.
11 locals recommend
Miller's Crossing
52 S Park Ave
11 locals recommend
Great place for a drink and food, often times has music, and a game of pool.
Excellent, unique, adult drinks and locally distilled spirits in an intimate and nice surrounding.
15 locals recommend
Gulch Distillers
790 Front St
15 locals recommend
Excellent, unique, adult drinks and locally distilled spirits in an intimate and nice surrounding.
Wide selection of wines and hors d'ouvres, offering inside and outside seating along the historic downtown walking mall.
32 locals recommend
The Hawthorn Bottle Shop and Tasting Room
46 N Last Chance Gulch
32 locals recommend
Wide selection of wines and hors d'ouvres, offering inside and outside seating along the historic downtown walking mall.
Good microbrewery with lots of outdoor seating on the downtown walking Mall.
29 locals recommend
Ten Mile Creek Brewery
48 N Last Chance Gulch
29 locals recommend
Good microbrewery with lots of outdoor seating on the downtown walking Mall.

Food Scene

Great meals and drinks within walking distance of home.
27 locals recommend
Windbag Saloon & Grill
19 S Last Chance Gulch St
27 locals recommend
Great meals and drinks within walking distance of home.
Fantastic, home-made chocolates and an old fashioned soda fountain.
20 locals recommend
Parrot Confectionery Store
42 N Last Chance Gulch
20 locals recommend
Fantastic, home-made chocolates and an old fashioned soda fountain.
Great coffee with very interesting browsing.
23 locals recommend
General Mercantile
413 N Last Chance Gulch
23 locals recommend
Great coffee with very interesting browsing.
Great coffee and meeting place.
12 locals recommend
Firetower Coffee
422 N Last Chance Gulch
12 locals recommend
Great coffee and meeting place.
Another great coffee and meeting place with outside seating.
8 locals recommend
Hub Coffee
314 N Last Chance Gulch
8 locals recommend
Another great coffee and meeting place with outside seating.
Fantastic Italian with music on Thursday nights.
53 locals recommend
On Broadway
106 E Broadway St
53 locals recommend
Fantastic Italian with music on Thursday nights.
Excellent local and organic, gourmet with mellow music many nights.
15 locals recommend
Benny's Bistro
108 E 6th Ave
15 locals recommend
Excellent local and organic, gourmet with mellow music many nights.
Excellent food with outside seating.
31 locals recommend
Mediterranean Grill
42 S Park Ave
31 locals recommend
Excellent food with outside seating.
Steaks, exotic drinks and patio.
22 locals recommend
Silver Star Steak Company
833 Great Northern Blvd
22 locals recommend
Steaks, exotic drinks and patio.
Unique and wonderful baked goods with coffee.
28 locals recommend
Park Avenue Bakery
44 S Park Ave
28 locals recommend
Unique and wonderful baked goods with coffee.
The old standby - we've got several.
Starbucks
20 E Lyndale Ave
The old standby - we've got several.
The name says it all, close to a large park.
Lattes and Sundaes
503 Fuller Ave
The name says it all, close to a large park.
15 locals recommend
Steve's Cafe
630 N Montana Ave
15 locals recommend
20 locals recommend
No Sweat Cafe
427 N Last Chance Gulch
20 locals recommend

Everything Else

Beautiful and historic capitol building.
7 locals recommend
Secretary of State Montana
1301 E 6th Ave
7 locals recommend
Beautiful and historic capitol building.
Nice meeting place within walking distance with lots of books and coffee.
10 locals recommend
Lewis & Clark Library
120 S Last Chance Gulch St
10 locals recommend
Nice meeting place within walking distance with lots of books and coffee.
Montana State University, Museum of the Rockies, and a fun place to visit. In the heart of fantastic downhill skiing (Bridger & Big Sky) and hiking. About 90 minutes away.
84 locals recommend
Bozeman
84 locals recommend
Montana State University, Museum of the Rockies, and a fun place to visit. In the heart of fantastic downhill skiing (Bridger & Big Sky) and hiking. About 90 minutes away.
Play basketball, lift weights, get your heart pumping on aerobic machines. There are two pools, a hot tub, and dry & wet saunas.
8 locals recommend
Capital City Health Club
1280 N Montana Ave
8 locals recommend
Play basketball, lift weights, get your heart pumping on aerobic machines. There are two pools, a hot tub, and dry & wet saunas.
90 minutes to a very healthy downtown scene surrounded by beautiful mountains. A little L.A. in Montana.
31 locals recommend
Downtown Bozeman Partnership
222 E Main St
31 locals recommend
90 minutes to a very healthy downtown scene surrounded by beautiful mountains. A little L.A. in Montana.

Arts & Culture

Charlie Russell Museum and Montana history
34 locals recommend
Montana Historical Society
225 N Roberts St
34 locals recommend
Charlie Russell Museum and Montana history
Helena Symphony and other concerts
Helena Civic Center
340 Neill Ave
Helena Symphony and other concerts
Great local talent for live theatre.
16 locals recommend
Grandstreet Theatre
325 N Park Ave
16 locals recommend
Great local talent for live theatre.
Site of Montana Shakespeare in the Parks, free performances in August.
Anchor Park
Site of Montana Shakespeare in the Parks, free performances in August.
Internationally-known, ceramic-arts center.
17 locals recommend
Archie Bray Foundation
2915 Country Club Ave
17 locals recommend
Internationally-known, ceramic-arts center.
39 locals recommend
Holter Museum of Art
12 E Lawrence St
39 locals recommend

Entertainment & Activities

Carousel, ice cream parlor, and kid's science museum.
14 locals recommend
Great Northern Carousel
989 Carousel Way
14 locals recommend
Carousel, ice cream parlor, and kid's science museum.
Yum
40 locals recommend
Big Dipper Ice Cream
58 N Last Chance Gulch
40 locals recommend
Yum
Wonderful children's museum of various scientific topics.
20 locals recommend
ExplorationWorks
995 Carousel Way
20 locals recommend
Wonderful children's museum of various scientific topics.
Montana Wildlife museum, nature trail and swimming within bicycle riding distance.
23 locals recommend
Spring Meadow Lake State Park
2715 Country Club Ave
23 locals recommend
Montana Wildlife museum, nature trail and swimming within bicycle riding distance.
Wonderful walking and running trails surrounded by parks. There are also a gym, indoor swimming pool and spas.
YMCA
1200 N Last Chance Gulch
Wonderful walking and running trails surrounded by parks. There are also a gym, indoor swimming pool and spas.
Natural hot springs with an athletic club attached.
28 locals recommend
Broadwater Hot Springs & Fitness
4920 US-12
28 locals recommend
Natural hot springs with an athletic club attached.
Miles and miles of trails for hiking, bicycling, and views.
10 locals recommend
Mount Ascension
10 locals recommend
Miles and miles of trails for hiking, bicycling, and views.
Hiking with excellent views.
22 locals recommend
Mount Helena
22 locals recommend
Hiking with excellent views.
A little glitz 2.5 hours away.
122 locals recommend
Big Sky Resort
50 Big Sky Resort Road
122 locals recommend
A little glitz 2.5 hours away.
Spectacular skiing 2 hours away.
164 locals recommend
Bridger Bowl Ski Area
15795 Bridger Canyon Rd
164 locals recommend
Spectacular skiing 2 hours away.
Uncluttered skiing 2 hours away. Stop by White Sulphuric Springs on the way home for a hot soak.
30 locals recommend
Showdown Montana
2850 US-89
30 locals recommend
Uncluttered skiing 2 hours away. Stop by White Sulphuric Springs on the way home for a hot soak.
Beautiful and uncluttered skiing, 2 hours away.
54 locals recommend
Discovery Ski Area
180 Discovery Basin Rd
54 locals recommend
Beautiful and uncluttered skiing, 2 hours away.
Excellent fishing, canoeing and kayaking with manageable white water.
10 locals recommend
Blackfoot River
10 locals recommend
Excellent fishing, canoeing and kayaking with manageable white water.
Excellent fishing and easy floating.
9 locals recommend
Craig
9 locals recommend
Excellent fishing and easy floating.
Groomed cross country ski trails 15 miles west of Helena on the Continental Divide. Soak in Broadwater Hot Springs on the way home.
MacDonald Pass
Groomed cross country ski trails 15 miles west of Helena on the Continental Divide. Soak in Broadwater Hot Springs on the way home.
Local ski hill just 25 miles away.
21 locals recommend
Great Divide Ski Area
7385 Belmont Dr
21 locals recommend
Local ski hill just 25 miles away.

Sightseeing

1914 replica of European cathedral with beautiful architecture.
39 locals recommend
Cathedral of St. Helena
530 N Ewing St
39 locals recommend
1914 replica of European cathedral with beautiful architecture.
Historic downtown turned into a walking mall.
7 locals recommend
Last Chance Gulch
7 locals recommend
Historic downtown turned into a walking mall.
For the Lewis and Clark officianado, the one month hold-over location for the corps in 1805 and information center of an extremely rich and historic area.
44 locals recommend
Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center
4201 Giant Springs Rd
44 locals recommend
For the Lewis and Clark officianado, the one month hold-over location for the corps in 1805 and information center of an extremely rich and historic area.
Beautiful canyons; excellent fishing, swimming and floating on the Missouri River; bicycling; on your way to Great Falls, Glacier National Park, and Alberta Canada.
Wolf Creek
Beautiful canyons; excellent fishing, swimming and floating on the Missouri River; bicycling; on your way to Great Falls, Glacier National Park, and Alberta Canada.
Spectacular commerical boatride through the canyons that Lewis and Clark recognized as the entrance into the spine of the continent.
Gates of the Rocky Mountains
Spectacular commerical boatride through the canyons that Lewis and Clark recognized as the entrance into the spine of the continent.
Coulter's Hell; this is where the bowels of the earth meet with the surface in the midst of a giant zoo - don't pet the bears or ride the bison. A 3-hour drive away.
988 locals recommend
Yellowstone National Park
988 locals recommend
Coulter's Hell; this is where the bowels of the earth meet with the surface in the midst of a giant zoo - don't pet the bears or ride the bison. A 3-hour drive away.
University of Montana and a hub of activity. Almost 2 hours away.
45 locals recommend
Missoula
45 locals recommend
University of Montana and a hub of activity. Almost 2 hours away.
Local ghost town and downhill skiing (Great Divide). 25 minutes away.
10 locals recommend
Marysville
10 locals recommend
Local ghost town and downhill skiing (Great Divide). 25 minutes away.
Beautifully restored, (almost) ghost town with an understated ski hill (Discovery) just up the pass. 90 minutes away.
35 locals recommend
Philipsburg
35 locals recommend
Beautifully restored, (almost) ghost town with an understated ski hill (Discovery) just up the pass. 90 minutes away.
Just 15 miles away.
25 locals recommend
Canyon Ferry Lake
25 locals recommend
Just 15 miles away.
7 locals recommend
Hauser Lake
7 locals recommend
Holter Lake
9 locals recommend
Gibson Reservoir
9 locals recommend
Historic mining city and home of the Montana Folk Festival (July).
17 locals recommend
Butte
17 locals recommend
Historic mining city and home of the Montana Folk Festival (July).
3-4 hours away
228 locals recommend
Flathead Lake
228 locals recommend
3-4 hours away
2 hours away, a string of lakes with a canoe trail connecting them
13 locals recommend
Seeley Lake
13 locals recommend
2 hours away, a string of lakes with a canoe trail connecting them
On the west side of the Bob Marshall Wilderness.
15 locals recommend
Swan Lake
15 locals recommend
On the west side of the Bob Marshall Wilderness.
On the south side of the Bob Marshall Wilderness with a Sculpture in the Wild nearby. Home of the Unabomber!
Lincoln
On the south side of the Bob Marshall Wilderness with a Sculpture in the Wild nearby. Home of the Unabomber!
On the east side of the Bob Marshall Wilderness, (dinosaur) Egg Mountain, Freeze Out Lake (incredible flocks of snow geese in late March), Métis sites, and the magnificent Rocky Mountain Front (where the plains meet the mountains).
8 locals recommend
Choteau
8 locals recommend
On the east side of the Bob Marshall Wilderness, (dinosaur) Egg Mountain, Freeze Out Lake (incredible flocks of snow geese in late March), Métis sites, and the magnificent Rocky Mountain Front (where the plains meet the mountains).
A series of 5 waterfalls on the Missouri River where Lewis and Clark spent a month struggling the elements. Home of CM Russell and his museum.
8 locals recommend
Great Falls
8 locals recommend
A series of 5 waterfalls on the Missouri River where Lewis and Clark spent a month struggling the elements. Home of CM Russell and his museum.
End of the line for pre-railroad Missouri Riverboat travel.
Fort Benton
End of the line for pre-railroad Missouri Riverboat travel.

Essentials

Locally owned and operated (and well trusted) health food and specialty store with a great food bar.
12 locals recommend
Real Food Market & Deli
1096 Helena Ave
12 locals recommend
Locally owned and operated (and well trusted) health food and specialty store with a great food bar.